BETTER OFF OR WHAT?

So ‘Buddy’ the Raro dog is off to the cold, windy city of Auckland, to live in a lovely little fenced section, to be at home by himself during the day while his new owners are presumably at work. It definitely sounds better than the warm, open, sunny, sandy beaches of Rarotonga where he has been roaming free. Maybe the money raised to get Buddy back to New Zealand could instead be put towards the current de-sexing programme. Good luck Buddy, bon voyage!

MARKET PARKING WOES

Does anyone else feel the same frustration attempting to drive past the Punanga Nui markets on a Saturday? Surely the market management need to start employing a traffic warden to stop the growing number of tourists who seem to want to park anywhere, with no consideration of road rules. In particular, in between Reefside and Kai and Co/Creative Centre, they seem to just pull in, not giving a damn that their vehicle is sticking out halfway in the lane of traffic. Maybe it needs to be better advertised that there is an abundance of parking behind the markets.

FOREIGN RULE

A Mitiaro resident is wondering whether colonial rule has been reinstated with the appointment of a “foreign” chief executive on the island.